NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks received a huge pop as he sat ringside for last night’s AEW Rampage tapings at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can click here for spoilers from the tapings that will air this Friday.
Antetokounmpo came out to a big pop and was presented with an AEW World Title replica by AEW President Tony Khan. Antetokounmpo briefly posed in the ring with the title as fans cheered him on.
Antetokounmpo also met several AEW wrestlers at the tapings, including Chris Jericho and Sting. You can see related photos and video clips below:
Huge pop at AEW taping tonight with an unannounced appearance by Bucks superstar (and new Brewers owner) Giannis Antetekounmpo. pic.twitter.com/v0M2qMO7OS
— Todd Rosiak (@Todd_Rosiak) August 26, 2021
GIANNIS IS ALL ELITE #AEW pic.twitter.com/Cm7soH7Oiy
— KO aka (@howardjdingerz) August 26, 2021
Chris Jericho x Giannis x Sting. What a photo. pic.twitter.com/JpNO7d5wn9
— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) August 26, 2021
Mean mugging with #nbachamp and Finals MVP @Giannis_An34 and @alex_ante34 #RollingWithTheChamp #AEWDynamite #TownBidness #MilwaukeeBucks pic.twitter.com/mN5cIdJXG6
— “The MONSTAR” PowerHouse Hobbs (@TrueWillieHobbs) August 26, 2021
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Jade Cargill & NBA Champ Giannis backstage at #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/efZO1G79ai
— ZSJ G1 CLIMAX WINNER!!! (@AnnetteReid247) August 26, 2021
NO SPOILERS, BUT GIANNIS IS HAVING A VERY GOOD TIME. WATCH RAMPAGE THIS WEEK. pic.twitter.com/G1fLOv1VoH
— GERG ( promos only, moved to @sgoa.st on bluesky ) (@sgoast) August 26, 2021
@Giannis_An34 enjoying the @PENTAELZEROM @ReyFenixMx @luchasaurus @boy_myth_legend match pic.twitter.com/9oD4S5rDAt
— Diggariffic (@daviegonzalez) August 26, 2021
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